as in official
a person who holds a public office
the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain
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Recent Examples of officeholder
Illinois’ moribund Republican Party, still without a prominent candidate to challenge Pritzker or most other Democratic statewide officeholders for reelection, firmly sided with Trump in a fundraising email.
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
For these and other reasons, the leagues believe that the Commissioner holds a unique position which requires the officeholder to have broad authority to manage the league in such a way that is in the best interests of the league and sport.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Blind trusts are an imperfect alternative because the officeholder knows what’s in them at the outset.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Assembly Bill 1392 would cut off journalists’ access to addresses, telephone numbers and email information for officeholders and candidates, purportedly to ensure the safety of public officials.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
For these and other reasons, the leagues believe that the Commissioner holds a unique position which requires the officeholder to have broad authority to manage the league in such a way that is in the best interests of the league and sport.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Blind trusts are an imperfect alternative because the officeholder knows what’s in them at the outset.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Assembly Bill 1392 would cut off journalists’ access to addresses, telephone numbers and email information for officeholders and candidates, purportedly to ensure the safety of public officials.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for officeholder
Noun
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Earlier this month, officials announced that the city of Little Rock had reached an agreement with firefighters to extend a union contract through 2027.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The measure would provide $45 billion to expand ICE’s detention capacity to nearly 100,000 beds, $14 billion for transportation and removal operations and $8 billion to hire 10,000 new deportation officers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, my former agency the NGA is charged with both making maps (the job of explorers) and uncovering what’s really going on in those places (the job of intelligence officers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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So are the county administrators who manage their benefits.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph.—
Alma Cooper,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officeholder. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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